Automated Blood Culture Analyzer System

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The Department of Veteran Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Network Contracting Office 6, Hampton VA 23667, intends to negotiate a Sole Source Firm-Fixed Price contract for the the supply of a fully automated blood culture detection system. The VISN requires a system that is; capable of:

Being compatible with the existing BioMerieux Automated System for the Identification and Susceptibility Testing;

Providing an automated blood culture device capable of recognizing expired bottles, over-filled and under-filled bottles with real-time notification alarms;

Providing a device with a data management system with motion-activated loading to provide rapid entry of bottles and a fully automated unloading system with visual and audible alerts.

This is not a request for competitive offers and no solicitation is available. Market research has determined that these services are highly specialized are only available from a single source without an unacceptable delay or duplication of cost and no other type of services will satisfy agency requirements. The Government intends to award the contract with an effective date of October 1, 2019 to Biomerieux 100 RODOLPHE ST DURHAM, NC, 27712.

This is a Sole Source requirement to satisfy the minimum requirements of VISN 6.

This synopsis announcement is being issued for information purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation or request for competitive proposals. If a firm believes it is capable of meeting the Government's requirement, it may identify their interest and capability to the Contracting Officer within three (3) calendar days of this publication by contacting Cole J. Culley via e-mail at Cole.Culley@va.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Those interested firms must indicate whether they are large, small, small-disadvantaged, 8(a) or woman owned business and whether they are U.S. or foreign owned. Respondents who submit proprietary data shall clearly mark the data with appropriate markings. The Government will not pay for any information submitted as a result of this synopsis. This synopsis shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services.